Over 500 Muslim Brotherhood Members Sentenced To Death In Egypt

CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court sentenced 529 members of the Muslim Brotherhood to death on Monday on charges including murder, a defense lawyer said, in a sharp escalation of a crackdown on the movement.

"The court has decided to sentence to death 529 defendants and 16 were acquitted," lawyer Ahmed al-Sharif told Reuters. The ruling can be appealed.